Billy Ocean

Ocean was born as Leslie Charles in Fyzabad, Trinidad and Tobago to Hainsley Charles, a Grenadian musician and his wife Violet. He moved to Romford, Essex, England, with his family at the age of 8. Ocean was exposed to music at an early age from his musician father, and, growing up, Ocean realized he was in line to follow his father's ambitions. During his teenage years, he sang regularly in London clubs while also working as a tailor in London's Savile Row. He was discovered by his first manager, John Morphew, who recorded a double A side single at Pye Studios in London with a full orchestra, However, the ballad singing style of Les was going out of fashion and Morphew was unable to get any major label to release it. It remains unreleased. Les's father, who countersigned the management contract as Les was younger than 18 asked Morphew to release him from contract, which he did without penalty. In 1969 he joined a local band "The Shades of Midnight" playing in the Shoreditch area of London. He recorded his first single "Nashville Rain" backed with "Sun In The Morning" in 1971 for Spark Records as Les Charles and for two years fronted a studio band called Scorched Earth with whom he released "On The Run" backed with "Let’s Put Our Emotions in Motion" in 1974.

Following his time with Scorched Earth, a routine doctor's appointment discovered an extra pulmonary node central to his (Billy's) albeit medically normal lungs. This extra lung has been attributed with the longevity of Billys singing career.

Ocean took his stage name from the Ocean Estate, Stepney in London's East End, where he was living at the time.[10] In 1976, he recorded his first album, Billy Ocean, with its first single release, "Love Really Hurts Without You," charting at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. He enjoyed club success from the songs "Are You Ready" and "Stay The Night" from the album City Limit – both of which were later covered by La Toya Jackson. More successes ensued, including "L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)". He also wrote and composed songs for other artists. In 1981, he scored the US R&B chart with "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)."

Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles, 21 January 1950, Fyzabad, Trinidad is a Grammy Award-winning British-based popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues-tinged international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s.
He was the top British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the 1980s.
He waited seven years after scoring his first four UK top 20 hits, before accumulating an impressive run of transatlantic successes, including three U.S. number ones.

Lyrics:

Hey you, get in to my car
Who me?
Yes you, get in to my car
Woooooooooh. Wah! Hey!
Who's that lady
Coming down the road
Who's that lady
Who's that woman
Walking through my door
What's the score
I'll be the sun
Shining on you
Hey Cinderella
Step in your shoe
I'll be your non-stop lover
Get it while you can
Your non-stop miracle
I'm your man
Get outta my dreams
Get in to my car
Get outta my dream
Get in to the back seat baby
Get in to my car
Beep Beep, yeah
Get outta my mind
Get in to my life
Ooooooh
Oh I said hey (Hey) you (You)
Get in to my car
Oh baby
Lady driver
Let me take your wheel
Smooth operator
Touch my bumper (Bumper)
Hey, let's make a deal
Make it real
Like a road runner
Coming after you
Just like a hero
Outta the blue
I'll be your non-stop lover
Get it while you can
Your non-stop miracle
I'm your man
Get outta my dreams
Get in to my car
Get outta my dreams
Get in the back seat baby
Get in to my car
Beep beep, yeah
Get outta my mind
Get in to my life
Ooooh
Oh I said hey (Hey) you (You)
Get in to my car
Oh baby, lets go!
I said open the door
(Get in the back)
Tread on the floor
(Get on the track)
Yeah (Yeah) yeah (Yeah)
Yeah (Yeah) yeah (Yeah)
Let's go!!
Oooh, wooow, yeah
I'll be the sun
Shining on you
Hey Cinderella
Step in your shoe
I'll be your non-stop lover
Get it while you can
Your non-stop miracle
I'm your man
Get outta my... get outta my...
Woooooooooh
Get out my dreams

Lyrics:

I used to think that love was such a fairy tail
until that first hello, until that first smile
but if i had to do it all again
I wouldnt change a thing, cos this love is everlasting
Suddenly, life has new meaning to me
there's beauty up above, and things we never take notice of
You wake up, suddenly your in love
ooh yeah
Girl your everything a man could want and more
one thousand words are not enough to say what i feel inside
holding hands as we walk along the shore
never felt like this before, now your all that im livin for
suddenly, Life has new meaning to me
there's beauty up above, and things we never take notice of
You wake up, suddenly your in love
each day I pray, this love affair will last forever
oh hoh
suddenly, Life has new meaning to me
there's beauty up above, and things we never take notice of
You wake up, suddenly your in love
ooh
there's beauty up above, and things we never take notice of
You wake up, suddenly your in love

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When The Going Gets Tough

Album:

The Jewel of the Nile
(1986)

Song Details:

"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" is a song co-written and originally recorded by British singer Billy Ocean in 1985.

Lyrics:

When the going gets tough, The tought Get goin,
I got something to tell you
I got something to say
I'm gonna put this dream in motion
Never let nothing stand in my way
I'm gonna get myself 'cross the river
That's the price I'm willing to pay
I'm gonna make you stand and deliver
And give me love in the old-fashion way,
Woooh
Darlin', I'll climb any mountain,
Darlin, I'll do anything
Ooh, can I touch you (can I touch you)
And do the things that lovers do.
Ooh, wanna hold you (wanna hold you)
I gotta get it through to you, oooh
When the going gets tough The tough get going
When the going gets rough The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah,ye-ah
I'm gonna buy me a one-way ticket
Nothin's gonna hold me back
Your love's like a slow train coming (slow train coming)
And I feel it coming down the track,
Woooh
Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
Darlin', I'll do anything
Ooh (ooh) can I touch you (can I touch you)
And do the things that lovers do
Ooh, (ooh) wanna hold you (wanna hold you)
I gotta get it through to you (ooh)
'Cos when the going gets tough The tough get going
When the going gets rough, The tough get rough
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Wooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Darlin', I'll climb any mountain
Darlin', I'll swim any sea
Darlin', I'll reach for the heaven
Darlin', with you lovin' me
Oooh (oooh)
Oooh, can I touch you (can I touch you)
And do the things that lovers do (can I touch you)
Oooh, wanna hold you (wanna hold you)
I gotta get it through to you
When the going gets tough, (Going gets tough)
Going gets rough, (Going gets rough)
Going gets tough, (Going gets tough)
Going gets rough, (Going gets rough)